Them. Plus the sight of hope at ford. Janai stepping down . Calls for senator bob menendez to resign following his indictment on bribery charges, allegedly accepting money, gold and other payments. This morning he is standing defiant. Whit border crisis. The Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas meeting with the president of honduras on ways to handle the migration crisis. The increasing strains on the nations cities. Deadly bus crash investigation. The ntsbs latest word on the accident that killed two adults and injured dozens of students from long island on their way to band camp. Janai google maps lawsuit. The family of a man taking legal action saying he died driving off of a collapsed bridge. Gio earths origins carrying precious cargo that could explain the mysteries of our planet. Whit lordes revelations, a singer opening up with a message to fans about her latest struggles. Janai cruel summer for taylor swift fans who sold their extra tickets for a sizeable profit. The irs is expecting you to pay taxes. Gio pantrypalooza. Getting ready for a fall refresh. Whit and most loyal fan ever. Meet the 98yearold colorado buffaloes fan who has been cheering them on for seven decades. Give me my theme music. Whit as coach prime looks to keep the teams winning streak alive when they face their toughest test yet. Live from abc news in new york this is Good Morning America. Whit got your buffaloes jersey on under that . Janai i almost where it this morning, but i didnt. Whit ready for game time in primetime. That is later on. Good morning america. We have a lot to cover and want to get right to the breaking news. Tropical storm ophelia making landfall in carolina. Gio bringing powerful winds and flooding rain, warnings of lifethreatening storm surge in parts of North Carolina and virginia. Janai effects being felt all along the east coast. Somara is tracking the storm but we go right out to Victor Oquendo who is out there feeling the effects. Good morning, victor. Reporter good morning. A long, windy and wet night. Along the North Carolina coast. Ophelia making landfall just north of us. A state of emergency here and in virginia. We are definitely feeling the effects here in wrightsville beach. Strong winds kicking up that surf. The rain has been relentless and now 8 million americans are under Tropical Storm warnings. Maximum sustained winds at 70 Miles Per Hour with wind gusts even stronger, and this rain hasnt let up for 24 hours now, some areas recording half a foot. Costal flooding is a major concern. Tornadoes are possible. And with those strong winds, Power Outages are climbing. At last check more than 50,000 customers are without power in the midatlantic, and this morning ophelia is on the move with its sights set on the northeast. Janai somara, good morning to you. Somara good morning. This made landfall over emerald isle in North Carolina with winds just shy of a cat 1 hurricane. Notice how it can remain as a Tropical Storm as it drives south of richmond, virginia, sunday morning before weakening before heading into the peninsula. We have Tropical Storm warnings remaining in place from wilmington, North Carolina, up to ocean city, maryland. If you look at the path and the timing on this, by this morning or a little later we are seeing the heaviest rain in eastern North Carolina, and that rain shield starts to push into the dmv, the washington, dc, area, as far north as philadelphia. And then by sunday we see the outer rain bands stretching into pennsylvania with a ton of rain. This is a big rain maker and very strong winds. Whit. Whit well be watching this closely, thank you. Now to the historic autoworkers strike as President Biden accepts the invitation saying he will join striking workers on the picket line. In wayne, michigan, with the latest on the president s support and the ongoing negotiations. Faith, good morning. Reporter good morning to you, whit. The fallout from the strike could be devastating. Some analysts already saying consumers that need car repairs at dealerships and Service Centers could start feeling the impact in a matter of weeks. We are the union. We are the union. Reporter this morning the United Auto Workers back on the picket lines as President Biden prepares to join the striking workers in solidarity next week. Friday expanding the targeting strike asking workersa at 38 facilities in 20 states from california to florida to walk off of the job after a stalemate with the two automakers. It will affect the company and all of us workers that will be on 500 a week and it will affect the consumer, the customers waiting for their car parts to get their cars fixed. Theyre going to be sitting. Reporter in a statement, stellantis saying, it will continue to bargain in good faith. The union never responded to an offer. Ford notably not affected by the strike expansion. Uaw president shawn fain saying the automaker made some progress in critical areas like cost of living increases, Profit Sharing and job security during layoffs. We want to recognize that ford is showing they are serious about reaching a deal. Reporter still, ford saying, quote, we have more work ahead of us before we can reach an agreement. The workers are asking for a 40 pay raise over four years. A fourday workweek and job security. Brandon works at this plant in michigan and says he didnt want to go on strike but understands he had to. Im a single parent. I had to raise my daughter i had to raise my daughter working a shift from 5 00 a. M. To 4 00 p. M. It is really corporate greed. They are making the money, they can pay us. Reporter gio, the white house says President Biden will touch down here in michigan to stand with the striking workers tuesday. Gio that will put them right in the middle of it. We are going to turn now to senator bob menendez and growing calls for his resignation after bribery charges against him and his wife. He is refusing to step down and Morgan Norwood is here with the reaction to it all. Good morning, morgan. Reporter good morning to you, gio. Senator menendez has stepped down already as head of the Foreign Relations committee, but a growing number of politicians want him out all together and this morning menendez is refusing to give up the senate seat without a fight. This morning new jersey senator Robert Menendez facing a growing number of calls to resign after he and his wife were indicted on federal corruption charges. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy calling the allegations deeply disturbing and serious charges implicating national security, echoed by a chorus of new jersey democrats. But overnight, menendez, who has temporarily stepped down as part of the senate Foreign Relations committee, defiant, saying, i am not going to go anywhere and doubling down on his alleged innocence. The plan was aimed at benefitting egypts government and three american businessmen. The senator and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for senator menendez using his power and influence to protect and to enrich those businessmen. Reporter the indictment alleges the businessmen flooded menendez and his wife with lavish gifts, including Home Mortgage payments, mercedesbenz, thousands in solid gold bars and close to 500,000 in cold hard cash. Fbi agents raiding the senators new jersey home where prosecutors say they found money stuffed in envelopes, hidden away in safes and inside the senators congressional jacket. Authorities allege the gifts were an exchange for providing egypt with sensitive government intel and foreign aid. But according to the indictment, the plot stretched far beyond that using his influence to affect criminal investigations of his alleged coconspirators. He could appoint a replacement if menendez steps down. Another thing i want you to keep in mind, he is up for reelection in 2024 and the case could jeopardize democrats attempt to expand their razor thin senate majority. Janai a story that is just beginning. Morgan, thank you for that update. Turning now to the migrant crisis stretching from the southern border all the way to new york city. The Homeland Security secretary is set to mean with the honduran president. Crossings are expected to soar compared to years past. Jaclyn, good morning. Reporter good morning to you. Local leaders have been pleading for the federal government to intervene. The secretary of Homeland Security is making it clear that the u. S. Border is not open. This morning the secretary of ho Homeland Security mayorkas and the honduran president will visit mcallen, texas, and discuss ways to reduce migration. This comes after the Biden Administration authorized 800 additional troopsa the border and granted nearly 500,000 venezuelan migrants status. Hoping to send money back to his mom who has tuberculosis. He cant eat beef. He cant eat chicken. Reporter in eke pass, texas, the mayor says the recent influx is the largest hes ever seen, like jimmy who traveled alone for months to get to the u. S. Hoping to make pizzas in denver saying he has seen people drown and die along the way. A mexican train operator shutting down some northbound trains after a half dozen Migrant Deaths were reported. Drone video showing migrants still making the perilous journey, standing on top of trains, hoping for a better life in the u. S. Multiple cities now feeling the ripple effects. In l. A. , dozens of migrants on buses, waiting to be processed. New york city overwhelmed, issuing 30day notices to adult Asylum Seekers to help them reach their final destination in transition to housing. In chicago, the surge of buses bringing migrants into the cities, forcing them to sleep on the floors of police stations. And groups report as many as 400 migrants could be crossing this year between panama and colombia and considered one of the most dangerous migrant routes in the world. That number is six times higher compared to last year. Whit. Whit we turn now to the potential looming crisis in washington as the september 30th deadline to avoid a Government Shutdown is fast approaching. Abcs mary ellis parks with more. Good morning to you. Reporter whit, good morning. This town is bracing for a Government Shutdown that seems more and more likely. The office of management and budget at the white house has started to tell federal agencies to make their formal plan in the event that should happen. We know Chuck Schumer and Mitch Mcconnell started to talk about a way to maneuver a bill from the senate to the house to at least keep the government open for a short period of time, be providing a bailout to House Speaker mccarthy. Everything is stuck because House Republicans cant even agree among themselves let alone with the democraticcontrolled senate. But even if the senate were to get a shortterm bill like that done, it is unclear whether Speaker Mccarthy would even take it up. He has these few hard right members of his party who seem determined to force a Government Shutdown if they do not get their way and threatened to vote him out of his speakership if he were to work with democrats to get something across the finish line. Now, whit, mccarthy said he is optimistic, but the clock is ticking. Whit the threat of the shutdowns has become a regular occurrence. What happens if the government shus shuts down. Alexis, good morning. Reporter a Government Shutdown would disrupt many of the essential Services Americans rely on and force as many as 4 million federal employees to lose pay. Military and Law Enforcement would have to work without pay though they would get back pay once the shutdown was over. National parks could shut down unless the states pay to keep them open and passport offices and federal buildings could also close. A shutdown would delay Clinical Trials and 10,000 children could lose access to head start. Contractors like janitors and security guards would be at risk of losing their jobs. But not all services will be halted. Social security, medicare, and medicaid payments will continue. The Postal Service will function. Many irs offices will be closed but americans will still have to pay their taxes, and travelers may feel the pain at the nations airports as air Traffic Controllers would have to work without pay and training for new air Traffic Controllers meant to ease things would stop. America is hoping history does not repeat itself. The last time the government shut down in 2018 federal workers showed up at food banks and many essential workers began to call in sick. Gio . Gio we all remember that. Now we turn to federal investigators searching for answers after the deadly bus crash involving students on the way to band camp claiming the lives of two beloved teachers. We are joined with the latest on that investigation. Good morning, melissa. Reporter eight people remain hospitalized after the horrific deadly crash and three are in serious condition. Federal investigators are looking at possible causes, including reports from local officials that the left front tire of the bus experienced a failure, but the ntsb team wont comment on what led to the crash until the investigation wraps up. It was on its way from a high school in long island to a band camp in pennsylvania when it went off of the road in orange county, new york winding up in a 50foot ravine and coming to rest on the side. Officials say several people were ejected in the crash. 40 students and 4 adults were on board. The two People Killed were the bands beloved director, gina pellettiere, and a retired social studies teacher, beatrice ferrari, known as the matriarch of the band camp. Students and parents really coming together amid the tragedy as students just try to process what they experienced, and many of the 40 students on the bus were high school freshmen. New yorks governor calling them strong. Janai they will need help as they process that traumatic event. Good to have you in studio with us. Turning overseas to the war in ukraine. We are learning more about the strike on the headquarters of russias black sea fleet. Tom burridge joins us now with the new details. Tom, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, janai. This attack is a devastating blow for russia. Its black sea fleet is a symbol of might. Ukraine executing a number of other strikes on the peninsula crucially challenging russias dominance in the black sea. This morning the moment ukrainian missiles strike the headquarters in the black sea. The aftermath of the powerful blast seen in videos circulating online. Russias black sea fleet is a symbol of russian dominance but the command center now in ruins with a ukrainian intelligence source saying senior russian commanders are among the wounded and dead. It comes after president zelenskyys trip to the u. S. The ukrainian leader making the case for more weaponry among positive signs for ukraines counter offensive. For the first time video circulating online and verified by abc news appearing to show Ukrainian Armored vehicles breaching russias last line of defense in fierce fighting along the wars key southern front. Military analysts calling the videos significant, but it is unclear if Ukrainian Forces can now break through in a more decisive way. And dramatic new video of another recent ukrainian advance in the east showing the devastation as ukrainian troops fight inch by inch to recapture their ruined land. And guys, ukraines ability to strike Russian Military targets at distance is set to get a boost. A source close to president zelenskyy confirming to abc news the u. S. Will finally supply ukraine with much longer range missiles. Ukraine needs every bit of support as the troops press for a decisive breakthrough in that counter offensive. Whit that would be a Key Development there. Thank you so much from ukraine. We do want to turn and get a check of the weather as we are tracking ophelia and Severe Weather in other parts of the country. Somara, good morning. Somara we dont want to neglect the heartland. Things are going to be revving up this afternoon and into this evening. If you look at harrison, nebraska, all of this hail coming down and shredding down leaves there. They saw at least one inch golf ballsized hail all associated with the disturbance ready to drive through the heartland. What i want to you Pay Attention to is the time stamp. At 8 00 p. M. We are seeing storms from minnesota down to missouri and by midnight we are going to be seeing the storms energizing and a lot of this risk is enhanced. Very large hail from kansas city down to tulsa and there looms a risk for tornadoes from minneapolis down to oklahoma city. That is a look at the weather somara something i w somara and something i would like to highlight is were transitioning from summer to fall, it is kind of like the second rev of Severe Weather coming through. Whit i wore my fall jacket. Janai yes, you look great. Whit she is a scientist at heart. Thank you somara, we will talk soon. Lets talk about taylor swift and your taxes. Bear with me here. Anyone cashing in big reselling concert tickets may owe the irs some money now. Will ganss is here to explain whats up with that. Good morning. I love the fall tie. Are you ready for it particular hustlers . Karma will track you down. Irs prepared to say i see you to anyone making money snatching up tickets and selling them for profit. After a cruel summer of recordbreaking ticket sales where the average price for a ticket was 1,100 the gold rush might be slightly more taxable than originally thought a new law now requiring particular master and stubhub to provide the irs on info that anyone selling more than 600 of tickets. Thats not 600 profit. Anyone who sold 600 worth of tickets, period. This marking a massive change from the previous rule only requiring platforms to report users receiving more than 20,000 in revenue. And had more than 200 transactions. The new rule targeting anyone paying their bills, bills, bills by marking up beyonce tickets and anyone who wont treat people, they might have resellers seeing red, concert goers feeling like the lucky ones hoping it could keep tickets down for future tours. For anyone keeping track, that was 13 easter eggs in that piece. A little mic drop now. Janai uncle sam will always get his cut. Thank you, will. Oing to get his. Thank you, will. Well be right back on gma. Like when your new passion is now your life passion, ask now what . Heres what. You come to prudential and help ensure your retirement has income that lasts a lifetime. Whos your rock . Talk to an advisor and build a more secure retirement today. The pandemic may be over, but unfortunately covid19 isnt going anywhere. In fact, its still among the top five leading causes of death in the us, right after Heart Disease and cancer. And covid19 related er visits are three times higher than the flu. 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Gloria, lisa, thank you so much. Thank you for joining us. The and well never be royals the kind of love just aint for us we crave a different kind of buzz let me be your ruler that is the nicest singing we heard from you. Janai welcome back to gma on this saturday morning. Singer and songwriter lorde had a worldwide hit with royals. I just love that strong. She opens up about mental and physical pain and we look at how Prince William spent his week in new york city. Happening right now, residents in west milford, new jersey, saying their entire neighborhood shook overnight when a house exploded. Authorities say six were injured and five transported to local hospitals. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation. Whit President Biden and Vice PresidentKamala Harris launching the firstever office of gun violence prevention. Vp harris will oversee the new office, making sure executive orders on gun control are implemented including background checks. The president taking the occasion to again call on congress to ban assault weapons. Janai a new high speed train in florida has begun taking people between miami and orlando. The three and a half hour ride costs 158 round trip for one person in Business Class and 298 for first class. The Investment Group expects 8 Million People to ride the train every year. What is the name of that club down in miami . Whit the clevelander . Janai it is closing. We can go and ride the train guys. Gio a lot of people in my hometown are very excited about that. We will start with the family of a North Carolina man who died driving over a collapsed bridge saying he was following directions in google maps. Melissa adan is back with us and melissa, there is now a lawsuit. Reporter good morning, gio. A North Carolina widow is now suing google after she says google maps guided her husband off the road and over the edge of a collapsed bridge killing the father of two. This morning Alicia Paxton is marking nearly a year after her husband died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge and is suing google for negligence alleging it is responsible for his death. Just anger and why. It would have been so easy to prevent this. Reporter her husband, 47yearold navy veteran, was driving home from his 9yearold daughters Birthday Party late at night when the unthinkable happened. You cant fathom it, even the pictures unless you go there and you look at the site. Reporter according to the lawsuit, paxton was driving through an unfamiliar neighborhood and his vehicle was discovered in the creek the following morning. This was the crater in the middle of a residential neighborhood on a dark and rainy night. He was trying to be there for his family and daughters. Reporter the filing claiming the bridge is unmarked without barricades and had been falling apart for a decade but googles gps Service Still instructed drivers to cross it. We have evidence after the deadly incident google continued to route people over the collapsed bridge. Reporter google saying in a statement to abc news, we have the deepest sympathy for the paxson family. Our goal is to provide Accurate Information and maps. We are reviewing this lawsuit. The family is seeking damages but no amount has been set. I want answers and i want whoever is responsible to be held accountable. You know, we want to make sure that this does not happen to anyone else. Reporter that lawsuit names several private Property Management companies claiming they are also responsible for the collapsed bridge and the adjoining land. Guys. Whit thank you so much, melissa. We appreciate it. Lets get back to the weather and turn to somara. We are tracking ophelia. Somara one of the issues we are going to have is storm surge, especially on the North Carolina coast. Here you can see we can see from two to four feet hatteras up to ocean city, atlanta city we could see three feet of storm surge. Keep in mind, we are going to see an elevated risk for rip currents. The threat is high and not just in the area that ophelia is hitting but down in florida we have a high risk for rip currents. You dont want to go in the water today. Now, rainfall, that is going to be a big impact here. We can see two to four inches. Emerald isle they have seen a half foot of rain and more to come in the next 48 hours. Two to four inches generally somara interesting, do you know Tropical Storm ophelia is the 11th named storm weve seen since august 20th . In a month 11 named storms. Whit we still have a way to go. Somara that is right, november 30. Janai still coming up here on Good Morning America, the secrets you may learn about the planet when the osirisrex spacecraft drops its precious cargo on earth tomorrow. 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It is so important because it is going to give us a new insight into understanding how our solar system formed and the Building Blocks of life that may have been contributed to the planets on earth and if we have life elsewhere in the solar system. Whit osirisrex clocked 4. 4 billion miles and tomorrow it will releases it cargo over utah and if the skies are clear anyone in Salt Lake City may be able to see it happen at 4 41 a. M. Mountain time, and if it is successful, the spacecraft that could, osirisrex goes back into deep space for the next mission, to collect a sample from another asteroid. There are hundreds of scientists around the world who are super excited to study the samples and answer new scientific questions that we have not been able to answer with the samples we have on earth. Whit it is just so cool. And when it releases the cargo, it will do it from 63,000 miles above the surface. It is like hitting a holeinone from 63,000 miles away. Janai my gosh. 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Janai since she was a teenager, peggy and her twin sister betty attended nearly every buffaloes game they could, the two always donning their team gear, seated in their habitual section, 104. We would never leave a game early. We always said we would never leave those kids on the field alone. Janai after betty died of cancer in 2020, peggy vowed to maintain the tradition and more than 80 years since her first game, she is recommitting her loyalty to the team and coach prime. Game ball for our most valuable player. Give me my theme music. Janai the two forming an unbreakable bond, and peggys support couldnt come at a better time. Later today coach sanders set to lead his team, 30, into one of the most anticipating games of the season against the also undefeated oregon ducks and ticket prices are booming with some seats going for over 900. According to Front Office Sports colorado buffaloes have the highest average ticket cost in College Football. Peggy with that line, give me my theme music. Now joining us is super bowl champion and former pro bowl safety roman harper from s. E. C. Network. Thank you for being with us today to talk about this. This is Deion Sanders biggest test so far. He says sometimes the offense is good. Sometimes the defense is good and now is trying to get them on the same page against oregon, number ten, their biggest test. Can they do it . How dare i get on Good Morning America and try to talk about what Deion Sanders cannot do and what he hasnt been able to do with this team. The oddsmakers said they wouldnt win more than three games, and they will have exceeded that in the next two weeks, oregon this week, usc next week. Deion sanders is amazing and exceeded every expectation his whole life. I grew up having Deion Sanders on my wall. And not from football. As a great player with the atlanta braves, greg up in atlanta is where i first started to love Deion Sanders, becoming the greatest of all time. Having the ability to coach his kids and be who he is. He is great all of the time, not just sometimes. Anybody that doubts this man should go back to sleep this morning. Janai he will be asking do you believe yet, football, baseball, even the rap game. They are playing usc next week. Number five right now. They will be doing so without Travis Hunter, the lacerated liver. Shilo sanders says its like losing two players. How do they make up for all that Travis Hunter is to that team . I dont think you can. As a team you need to come together and understand we are missing one of our best players going into it. We have to rally behind what we have. We may have to change coverage things. We may have to, shedeur and the guys might have to look at other players on second down and third down. Crucial situations. If you Stay Together as a team they have already accomplished more than anyone gave them credit for. They shouldnt worry about the naysayers. If they dont knock off oregon today, thats fine. They are not supposed to. Usc next week. Uscs defense is not great. If we turn it into a shootout in boulder and give ourselves a chance to get two turnovers, that is all we are asking for. And thats what i dont think people think about. You think it is just some hardcore thing where you have numbers and the team is better like in madden but the game is still played in between the white lines. And youre dealing with 18, 19 and 20yearold kids, and sometimes they have things going on that affect their play on the field. Football is still played by imperfect people and it is an imperfect game and accidents happen. And mental things happen. All you are asking for is a chance on primetime. Deions name is coach prime. He is primetime. I am looking forward to this moment. It only gets better and better the more we continue to cover Deion Sanders and colorado this year. Janai and the story that is colorado. He has made College Football so exciting again. Thank you so much, roman, for being with us. You can start your College Football weekend today at 9 00 a. M. Eastern and watch coach prime and the buffaloes 3 30 here on abc, and we will be right back with our play of the day. Sports today. My theme music. Gio sports janai. Janai yeah ful, fun, fabulous. I feel on top of the world. Love and happiness diamonds are for everyone. I put them everywhere. laughter diamonds love for all. Diamonds for all. Pandora. Lab grown diamonds. Stop. speaker 2 blue does have pretty good ingredients. speaker 1 like what . speaker 2 deboned chicken, chicken meal, brown rice, barley, oatmeal. speaker 1 huh. speaker 2 why, whats in beneful . speaker 1 chicken, whole grain corn, chicken byproduct meal, barley, whole grain wheat. Okay louie well switch to blue your shipping manager left to find themself. leaving you lost. You need to hire. I need indeed. Indeed you do. 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Whit we are back with our whit we are back with our play of the day and a huge baseball feat. The braves ronald acuna hits his 40th home run becoming the latest member of the 4040 club, 40 homers and 40 steals in a single season, joining players like barry bonds and alfonso soriano. Janai you are part of the 40 club. Whit the 40 plus club. That is a different one. See you in our second hour. Econ. Is live right now on abc seven hulu live and wherever you stream new this morning, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed the latest selfdriving truck bill. The senate backed bill would require a human operator in autonomous trucks over 10,000 pounds for the next five years, according to the sf chronicle. Governor newsom opted not to sign the legislation, calling it unnecessary. The Teamsters Union represents. 250,000 members and rallied in favor of the bill this past week. They argued that not signing the bill could risk thousands of human jobs being lost. New developments. A federal judge has ruled that california cannot ban gun magazines of more than ten rounds. It comes after the Supreme Court last year set a Legal Standard on interpreting gun laws, relying on their Historical Context as opposed to public safety. The ban will likely remain in effect, while californias attorney general appeals the ruling. Now lets get a check of your forecast for this weekend, lisa. Arjun is live with us right now. And lisa, is it looking like a nice weekend . And you know what . Its going to improve air quality wise. Tomorrow is the first weekend of fall and we have moderate air quality right now that is indicated by the yellow circles and another spare the air alert. But air quality here at the golden gate bridge, not too bad as were looking at partly cloudy skies, 56, downtown, 58 on the peninsula and emeryville right now with a mixture of some clouds out there and haze. Its 50 in napa and well be looking at this haze staying in play for your saturday. More on the rest of the weekend coming up. Gloria, sounds good. Thank you so much, lisa. Up next, shut down showdown. The looming deadline for the Us Government amid a stalemate on a stopgap funding bill. Plus ahead, the partial highway closure in place all weekend. And San Francisco has its own police and sheriffs departments , but are they enough . Coming up , the effort to revive a program called patrol specials that started more than 100 years ago. Good morning to you. It is saturday, september 23rd. Im Gloria Rodriguez here with lisa argen and lisa, you know, we h